Since the end of the Cold War, Olympic Games have entered a new era in which governments see the games as a form of “public diplomacy” and non-governmental organizations target the games in publicity campaigns. The Chinese leadership intended the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to serve the pursuit of “soft power.” In the leadup to […]
Join the fellow FCCC members for drinks at the Jing-A microbrewery in the Kerry Center from 6:30 pm this Thursday, January 27th. This event is also open to friends and colleagues of FCCC members, no need to register.
As Beijing prepares to become the first city in history to host both a Summer and a Winter Olympics, the eyes of the sporting world—and beyond—will be on China come February 2022. Despite international calls for a boycott due to human rights violations, Beijing is determined to show that it has conquered COVID-19 and can […]
Chinese leaders talk a big talk on the world stage, but its interior world is more subtle. Our speaker, David Ownby, lays out the landscape of China’s marketplace of ideas, introducing us to public intellectuals who talk past the Communist Party to advance alternative agendas. He will discuss the "republic of letters" in China that exists alongside Party-State propaganda organs. Genuine […]
The latest Xi-Putin summit, held right in the middle of Europe's biggest security crisis in decades, marked an important milestone in the China-Russia relationship. In what Xi Jinping described as 'back-to-back' strategic coordination in their fight with the West, Beijing openly supported Moscow's demands for' security guarantees' in Europe. This carefully planned display of unity […]
Mikko Huotari is the Executive Director of the German China-think tank Merics, based in Berlin. His research focuses on China’s foreign policy, China-Europe relations and global (economic) governance and competition. He has published on China’s rise as a financial power, trade and investment relations with Europe as well as on geopolitical shifts related to China's emergence as […]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China. Since normalization, China has become one of Japan's largest trade partners, but also, an increasing source of geopolitical friction. Professor Kanehara Nobukatsu joins the FCCC to break down the grand design of Japan's strategy toward China. As the former […]
Jude lays out a roadmap of this year's political hot ticket items and what to look out for, on the eve of the Two Sessions Meetings in Beijing. About our speaker: Jude Blanchette holds the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. His book, China’s New Red Guards: The […]
Just before the curtain rises for the National People’s Congress, Changhao Wei will introduce the basics of the annual sessions, discuss the NPC’s legislative process and its role in Chinese lawmaking, and share some thoughts on several NPC-related trends that have emerged in the Xi Jinping era. He will also provide a brief overview of […]
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi reaffirmed yesterday that China-Russia ties are “rock solid.” This comes as Chinese officials are trying to sound neutral, and vague on Russia’s war in Ukraine. Beijing’s stance has not changed despite ongoing q e brutal Russian attacks of civilians. Why is China sticking with Russia, and what is China’s rational for doing so? Did China miscalculate? About the speaker: Justyna Szczudlik is […]
On February 4, Xi Jinping welcomed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for the first in-person summit since COVID. Despite the pandemic, the relationship has improved – trade has surpassed $140 billion, both sides are joined in their opposition to U.S.-led security alliances, be it NATO in Europe or AUKUS in Asia. Both Moscow and Beijing are […]
Neck tense? Back tight? Join qualified yoga teachers Yuan and Sophia for a relaxing yoga session for friends of the FCCC on Sunday 13th March, 10:30-11:30am, Destination 3rd Floor Studio (Gongti West Road), in the DesFit D studio. We will begin with a short guided meditation and breathing to focus our minds, then progress to stretching and […]
